<p>This can definitely happen anywhere and is what created the “fishbowl” I found myself in at the first school I attended freshman year. Knowing that is why I’ve never said exactly where that was. It is good to see that the government is stepping in to try to create some consistency and perhaps alleviate some of the hypocrisy in the way these things are handled.</p>
<p>I found it a bit ironic that the school refused to get involved in my case because it happened off campus, but had me on the carpet for interrogation within hours of three large, athletic guys - one of whom bore an uncanny resemblance to my big brother - rearranging the face of the guy who raped me outside his off campus apartment. I can say that now that the statute of limitations has passed … 
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<p>Girls, just be careful who you trust when you first get to whichever school you choose. Not paranoid, just careful and smart. I’m tall, athletic and mean as a snake and if it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone …</p>